Central Bucks School District Elementary Reading Curriculum

Reading

The district’s reading program is literature-based with students reading whole books in addition to selections from a text. This reading serves as the starting point for meaningful skill and strategy instruction. Higher level reading and thinking skills are emphasized along with the connection between reading and writing. Independent reading on self-selected books is encouraged to help students develop a life-long enjoyment of reading.

Kindergarten	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6

	Kindergarten § Recognize upper and lower case letters. § Develop phonemic awareness of sounds. § Begin to develop phonics skills by associating sounds with letters that represent those sounds. § Develop print concepts such as left/right progression and word-by-word matching. § Recognize language patterns in stories. § Develop comprehension skills such as sequencing and making predictions. § Use developing comprehension skills to respond to literature.
	Grade 1 § Continue to develop phonemic awareness of sounds. § Expand phonics knowledge of letter/sound relationships to include vowels and blends. § Use multiple strategies to problem-solve unknown words. § Build sight vocabulary of common, high frequency words. § Read orally with increased fluency and expression. § Self-monitor understanding and explain strategies used to make meaning. § Continue to develop comprehension skills to understand and respond to literature. § Begin to read independently for enjoyment.
	Grade 2 § Continue to develop phonics skills as part of an integrated system for the identification of unknown words. § Continue to expand sight vocabulary. § Develop greater reading fluency with more challenging texts. § Expand basic understanding of story plot and character development. § Make a variety of meaningful connections to text including using background knowledge. § Analyze texts and respond with higher levels of thinking about a story. § Read independently for enjoyment.
	Grade 3 § Use an integrated system for the identification of unknown words which includes phonics and context clues. § Continue to expand reading vocabulary and develop reading fluency. § Read text using self-monitoring comprehension strategies. § Expand basic understanding of story plot and character development. § Make a variety of meaningful connections to text by connecting new information to what is already known. § Analyze texts and respond with higher levels of thinking about a story. § Read and understand essential content of information texts. § Read independently for enjoyment.
	Grade 4 § Apply an integrated strategy for word identification. § Continue to expand reading vocabulary and develop reading fluency. § Read text using self-monitoring comprehension strategies. § Continue to make a variety of meaningful connections to text. § Cite evidence from the text to support assertions. § Analyze texts and respond with higher levels of thinking about a story and extend understanding. § Read and understand essential content of information texts. § Read independently for enjoyment.
	Grade 5 § Apply an integrated strategy for word identification and continue to expand reading vocabulary. § Read text using self-monitoring comprehension strategies. § Make a variety of meaningful, relevant connections to text. § Make, and support with evidence, assertions about texts. § Analyze texts and respond with higher levels of thinking about a story and extend understanding. § Analyze texts to identify literary elements. § Read and understand essential content of information texts. § Read independently for enjoyment.
	Grade 6 § Apply an integrated strategy for word identification and continue to expand reading vocabulary. § Read text using self-monitoring comprehension strategies. § Make a variety of meaningful, relevant connections to text to expand meaning and understanding. § Make, and support with evidence, assertions about texts. § Analyze texts and respond with higher levels of thinking about a story and extend understanding. § Analyze texts to identify literary elements and literary devices used by the author. § Read and understand essential content of information texts. § Read independently for enjoyment.

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